Probation (From The Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984: Contemporary Federal Criminal Practice, V 1, P 517-549, 1988, B. James George, Jr. -- See NCJ-119239)

• NCJ Number: 119252
• Author(s): B J George Jr
• Date Published: 1988
• Length: 33 pages
• Sale Source: Prentice Hall Law and Business
• Publication Type: Legislation/Policy Description
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

This chapter outlines the policies and procedures relating to probation under the Federal Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 (CCCA).

Abstract

Under CCCA, because probation is considered as a sentence in itself and not simply a modification of another sentence or sanction, it must be considered on the same basis as other alternative sanctions. The following statutory elements are discussed in detail: eligibility for probation; imposition of a sentence of probation; conditions of probation; term of probation; supervision of probationers; arrest and return of probationers; revocation of probation; and special probation provisions for first-offense drug possessors. 212 footnotes.